My first contact with Kansas City was probably when I heard the Beatles’ song Kansas City/ Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey when I was about 12 years old. Then in my first year of university I met Sam, a friend from the same prayer group who was an exchange student in Hong Kong for one semester. When I went to a mutual friend’s wedding in Des Moines, I found myself sat next to him after not having seen him for five years.
The got a long very well that evening and as I was set to leave Des Moines the next day to move on to Kansas City, he offered to host me for one evening. That’s how I got to Kansas City. The very next day, Sam brought me around to some of the most famous sights around Kansas such as the WWI Veterans Memorial and the National WWI Museum inside the hill under the museum.
WWI Memorial 
Sunset
Near the WWI museum stands the headquarters of Hallmark – the greeting card conglomerate. A mall adjacent to the headquarters hosts its flagship Hallmark store and visitor’s centre. In the downtown area, the city market has dozens of stores and restaurants with plenty of parking for tourist shopping.
Hallmark 
Union Station 
Inside the station
Head over to Union Staton and you’ll find yourself in a classic turn of the century American railroad station. Although there are very few trains running through it nowadays, the station has been turned into a cultural hub with a museum and several restaurants inside. If you’re hungry, book a table in advance with Jack’s Stacks, Kansas City’s most delicious barbecue. It’s not cheap, but it’s not bad either.
Jack Stack BBQ 
Yum 
City Market 
City Market
Yum.
